Why is changing health-related behaviour so difficult?

Public Health

Volumn 136, Issue , 2016, Pages 109-116

  Kelly, Michael P ^a   Barker, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Non communicable disease; Psychological theory; Public health; Social practice

Indexed keywords

POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY; TOBACCO USE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMICS; EXERCISE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIET; EPIDEMICS; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84966709552     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.03.030     Document Type: Article

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